Dr. Mariah Lancaster releases statement ending candidacy, endorses Tram
Dr. Mariah Lancaster released a statement on August 29, officially ending their candidacy in the Massachusetts 6th district race for the United States Congress. Below is the full statement.
Today, I am ending my campaign for Congress. Everyone who has supported our movement, please join me in electing Rep. Tram Nguyen as our next Congressperson on Tuesday.
I am filled with gratitude for every single person who has supported our campaign—the neighbors who put up our signs, the supporters who hosted our events, and the community members who believed in our message and spent their winter, spring, and summer helping us knock doors. Everything we built in this race was built together with you.
I have always promised the voters of this district that I would do what is right, even when it’s hard. In the final days of this race, the most important thing I can do is help ensure the Sixth District is represented by someone who will fight for our progressive values. That is what I am choosing to do today.
"Throughout this race, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Tram as a colleague. With every debate, every community event, every speech, I was increasingly impressed with her work ethic, backbone, and integrity. That is exactly why I know she is prepared to be the progressive champion we need. She has the skills and the drive to deliver for working families throughout the district and will champion the needs of our students, our fishermen, our conservationists, and our immigrant communities. She is a union member who understands that labor rights are the backbone of our democracy and the key to the future of the Democratic Party.
I am proud to stand alongside Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Lori Trahan in supporting Representative Nguyen. This district deserves a Congressperson who answers to the voters and no one else and, today, that means we must work to elect Rep. Tram Nguyen to Congress."
"Every ounce of this movement belongs to the people who built it: my family, my team, and every one of my supporters. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I humbly ask you to stand with me as, on Election Day, we cast our votes for Tram Nguyen.
THANK YOU ALL."
